That is the Knicks proper now. That is the group. These are the gamers. That is actuality, for now and for at the very least a few weeks as Jalen Brunson’s proper ankle continues to be safeguarded in a strolling boot. The Knicks are taking the lengthy view with Brunson, as they need to. He’s executed some gentle capturing. He nonetheless wants heavy therapeutic.
In order that’s the unhealthy information. Worse for Brunson is that if he can’t make it again for at the very least 4 of the Knicks’ remaining 15 video games. In that case, he gained’t make 65 video games for the season, and he’ll be disqualified for consideration for All-NBA (the place he was virtually sure to land on the second group) and for the Clutch Participant of the 12 months Award, for which he was a heavy favourite.
However right here’s the excellent news:
For individuals who anticipated the Knicks to crawl up right into a ball and mourn the lack of their captain with actual tears and depressing basketball, they’re now 3-2 with out him after obliterating the mailing-it-in Warmth 116-95. Warmth Tradition, it appears, works quite a bit higher when there are additionally good Warmth basketball gamers.
